Galen: Works on Human Nature - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:P. N. Singer (Translator), Philip J. Van Der Eijk (Translator)Series:Cambridge Galen TranslationsPublish date:2023-04-06Pages:287
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cambridge University PressISBN-13:9781009382540ISBN-10:1009382543UPC:9781009382540Book Category:Philosophy, MedicalBook Subcategory:History & SurveysBook Topic:Ancient & ClassicalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.851Product ID:SC147PZZCJ
Mixtures is of central importance for Galen's views on the human body. It presents his influential typology of the human organism according to nine mixtures (or 'temperaments') of hot, cold, dry and wet. It also develops Galen's ideal of the 'well-tempered' person, whose perfect balance ensures excellent performance both physically and psychologically. Mixtures teaches the aspiring doctor how to...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cambridge University PressISBN-13:9781009382540ISBN-10:1009382543UPC:9781009382540Book Category:Philosophy, MedicalBook Subcategory:History & SurveysBook Topic:Ancient & ClassicalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.851Product ID:SC147PZZCJ
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Contributor(s)
P. N. Singer (Translator), Philip J. Van Der Eijk (Translator)
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